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ALUMNI OF PIR 02/01/2013 TG 12 - 15 Divisions (077-088, 804, 805 and 912)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 02/01/2013.

A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

sjtina

Cor

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 131
Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 02/01/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

CLICK ME forN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 02/01/2013 TG 12 - 15 Divisions (077-088, 804, 805 and 912) to add comments!

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on December 17, 2012 at 6:20pm: @Rose, No, I looked for our PIR Group, but couldn't locate it. Let me know when you locate me and then add me and Friend me. Thank you!

Comment by Rose HM A School on December 17, 2012 at 6:09pm: @PatsFan, I've been on that page so I'll go look for you now. Did you know that there is also a FB page for our PIR group? It's a private group that you have to be added to but once I find you on FB, I'll add you, if you haven't already been on there.

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on December 17, 2012 at 6:04pm: Rose, have you been out to the RTC FB Page? I wrote a comment asking if there was anyone out there who has a recruit in our Ship/Div. You'd have to scroll through them to find me. You can Friend me so we can chat, if you'd like. Understand the feeding/laundry for friends - trust me! Good to know that they have his back. :)

Comment by Rose HM A School on December 17, 2012 at 5:52pm: @PatsFan, can you imagine?!?!?! HA! No, they wouldn't do that to him or the division, I promise. I've fed those boys a million times and even done their laundry on occassion over the last four years so they know that if they did that to him, I would personally kick their behinds! :) They all tower over little ol' 5 ft. me but they know I would give it a go! hahahaha...... :)

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on December 17, 2012 at 5:31pm: Oh Rose, I truly hope they do not get silly and send a musical card to our boys - the whole Division would be mortified if they had to participate in extra PT! Glad they were able to put a smile on your face! That is totally wonderful!

Comment by Wynona on December 17, 2012 at 5:28pm: @Erin, that's awesome. You're probably the first wife in the same division. My husband is also in the Div 912. :)

@Alison, thanks so much! I have the same question too. haha

Comment by Rose HM A School on December 17, 2012 at 5:26pm: Hi everyone, I've sent my SR several letters now and I'm just anxiously awaiting one in return...just one would make me so happy! :) Speaking of which, here's a funny story that I thought I would share about the mail situation - I sent a text to my son's three best friends (who are like my own sons) as soon as I got confirmation of his mailing address. Then I sent a text that said "by the way, I heard that if you send a musical card, they will make the recruit or the whole division do push-ups until the battery dies on the card so please DON'T send him anything like this." First response I got back from one fo the guys was "Musical cards it is!"....I had to laugh! Of course they would never do that to him but it was funny that he replied with that. That is exactly the sarcastic comment my son would make if it were him so that made me smile. :)

Comment by DrJudi ship 04 div 087 & 14/094 on December 17, 2012 at 5:25pm: Welcome Tammer! When did your son leave? Mine left from MIA on Dec 6th..glad to have another mom in the division...there aren't too many of us yet!

Comment by diannep on December 17, 2012 at 4:50pm: PatsFan: Great idea to put that note in his wallet to read over and over again until the mail arrived! And to tell him that you will be writing everyday, so he knows that eventually the letters will get to him. And, believe me, he will have "brighter days" when his name is called out to get a letter! It is like "Christmas Morning" for them!

Comment by diannep on December 17, 2012 at 4:49pm: imomxfour: When they get their mail all depends on how quickly they get the Recruit Mail Petty Officer trained for their division. Every now and then, we hear that they get it a few days earlier. But most of the time, the first mail is given to them on a Sunday---2 weeks after the first SRs arrived. Glad your SR got it earlier! Him being in Div 083 (middle of the PIR group) means that the lower numbered division SRs were there earlier than he was and therefore waited longer for their mail.

And, I agree with you. It is good to send the mail early once the address is received, but I wanted the ladies to know that they wouldn't receive that mail right away.